Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
17.4°C
2.0° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.7
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
319
399
395
475
373
347
417
412
834
822
788
732
700
613
555
555
594
587
741
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:52PM1.51m
9:41AM1.54m
9:47PM1.45m
10:09AM1.61m
10:38PM1.39m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.46m
3:17AM0.11m
3:46PM0.29m
3:51AM0.23m
4:31PM0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
18
21
21
20
20
21
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
16
16
Feels °C
18
19
18
20
19
18
19
20
19
19
19
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
15
15
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